Weather-strip for wind-shields of automobiles.



A. L. mcconmox. WBLTBEH STBI? FOR WINDSHI-BLDS 0P AUTOMOBILES.

APPLIOATIOK. FILED DBO. B 1513- Patented A g-l 1914.

Lit- 07,819.

"UNITED srarns PATENT omen.

f ALLEN L. meeonmrcx, OIIFILOUISVILLE; xn wucxr. I WEATHER-STRIP- ron. 'wINn-s iEL Ds or AuroM o ILnsl To all whom a'tm'ag concern: I

Be it known that I, ALLEN L. MoCoR- MICK, a Citizen ofv'the' United States, resid- Z'new and useful ll'nprovementsinfi\Veather-- -ing at Louisville,'in the county ofTJefi'erson;

State of Kentuckyfhave invented "certain Strips .for ind-"Shields of Automobiles and I. do hereby d the art to. which it appertains' to make and fuse the same.

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.The present invention directed to weather strips for wind shields for automobiles, and has for its object/to provide an arti'ele of this type which may be quickly applied to the wind shield to prevent .rain

from entering the space between the opposing, edges of the upper and lower glass sec- .Atfurther object of this invention is to so construct a device of this type, ivhichf when in place willprevent rain from beating through the shield, the same being 'formed .from rubber so that ,it may be easily ap plied. and when ;in place will 1n no way 1n-' jure the glass panes of the shield. I I

VVit-h these and other objects in view. thls invention resides in the novelv features of construction. formation, combination and ar rangement of. plrts to be hereinafter more fully describedgclaimed and illustrated in is a fra device.

r the accompanying drawing, in -which.:

'- Figure .1 is a perspectlve View of a wind 'sli'ield showingthe device in place. Fig. 2 is a sectional view 'online 2-f2 of Fig. 1. Fig.

gmentary; perspective view of the Referring'tothe. drawing, the numeral 1 designates the wind shield. con'ipri'sina the upper and lower hingedly connected sections 2 and 3s respectively, for supporting the glass panes 4; 4'.- A stopper 5 is formed from a single piece of comparatively-"soft rubber molded so as to provide a web 6 substantiallv the same length as the space ,7'

:formed between the opposing edges the panes 4 and .4. The inner edge of the web 6 terminates in a rib 8. which is circular in I cross seetioinand of the same lengthas-the web '6. The forward edge of the web 6 ter- Specification of Letters'PateM." Application fi1ed ZDecember 8, 1913,

eclare the following to be a a full, clear, and exact description of the in ,ventio'n, suchas will enable others skilled in,

Patented Aug. 18, 1914. Serial No. 805,395.

minatesi'n oppositely directed flanges 9, said flanges being curved inwardly so that the upper edge of the uppermost flangewill. bear against the outer surface ofthe" pan'e 4-and the lower edgeof the lowermost flange will bear against the pane 4, said flanges being of the same length as'the windshield 1 is in its operative position that the Web- 6 will occupygthe space between the that the rib 8 willengage the inner surfaces of the panes 4 and 4 adjacent the space I and-the curved flanges .9 will engage the outer surfaces of the panes {hand in such a manner as to prevent rain from entering obvious that there .will be a tendency to dra'w'the rib '8 tightly against the inner surfaces of the panes 4 and/t with-the 'result that the edges of theflanges 9 will bear In combination uzith a i v indfshield pom arising u) er and lower sections lass panes carried by the sections and having ing'edges of ,the panes, theI inner edge of 'said webterminatmg inja llb forengagmghaving its outer edge terminating inopposlt ely directed flanges. said flanges being gaging the outer surfaces of the panes,;as and for the purpose set forth. I I I In testimony whereof. I afiix mysigna-v ture, in the presence of two witnesses. 1 t I ALLEN .L. MCCORMICK." Witnesses:

- T. J. Mums.

CARL G. RnumnsQ web 6.f'. From this; construction it will be seen that when thd opposing edges of the panes 4 and 4', and

the space 7." By curving the'flanges 9 itfis the inner surfaces of the. panes, said web eurved'inwardly and having their edges enatTEIssuEd tightly against -.the. outer surfaces of the,

'their opposing edges spaced apart. of a strip formed from. rubber and comprlsing a web; ,for' occupying the space; between the oppos- 

